Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered an oddball galaxy, dubbed the Infinity Galaxy, that could be host to a “direct collapse black hole.” That is, a black hole originally created directly from a vast cloud of collapsing gas and dust rather than a dying star. The Infinity Galaxy gets its name from the fact that its …
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Our Milky Way galaxy may be surrounded by 100 undetected ‘orphan’ galaxies
Our cosmic neighborhood may be far more crowded than previous estimates have suggested. New research hints the Milky Way could have many more small dwarf galaxy “satellites” around it than expected. The team, comprised of cosmologists from Durham University, combined supercomputer simulations with mathematical modeling to predict the existence of missing Milky Way “orphan” galaxies. The researchers’ novel technique suggests …
Read More »I walked 5,000 steps with the Apple Watch 10 vs Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 — there’s a clear winner
I just walked 5,000 steps with the new Galaxy Watch 8 Classic on my left wrist and the Apple Watch Series 10 on my right wrist to find out which flagship smartwatch is the more accurate fitness tracker. In addition to manually counting my steps during the walk as a control, I ran Strava on my smartphone for distance, climb …
Read More »Galaxy Watch 8 vs Watch 4: Everything has changed after four years
The Galaxy Watch 8 is one of the most exciting smartwatch models in years, and you can probably guess why. It’s the first base Galaxy Watch since 2021 to boast a brand-new design, both inside and out. Here is how it compares to the Galaxy Watch 4 (2021). Samsung has used the same design language for the base Galaxy Watch …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Specs vs. Motorola Razr Ultra: Comparing the High-End Flip Phones
Samsung’s Galaxy Flip 7 was unveiled at the company’s July Galaxy Unpacked event, debuting a redesigned cover screen, a slightly thinner body and — unlike the now-$2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7 — the same $1,100 price of Samsung’s prior Flip phones. Watch this: Ultra Thin: First Look at the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 02:45 This Z …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 undercuts Honor Magic V5 in crucial area despite official claims
As the embedded tweets below show, both have demonstrated that the Galaxy Z Fold7 is thinner than the Magic V5 and Find N5, despite official measurements suggesting otherwise. It is worth stressing that both X accounts used the Ivory White version of the Magic V5 for their tests, which is thinner and lighter than the device’s other launch colours. By contrast, neither Oppo nor Samsung pull the …
Read More »The Galaxy Watch 8 is the first to have this lifesaving feature
Have you ever noticed your heart racing or felt like your heart skipped a beat? There are many plausible reasons this can happen, but one of the most common is the occurrence of ectopic beats. An ectopic heartbeat is when your heart beats too soon, and it’s extremely common. Like many intermittent health symptoms, it may not appear when you’re …
Read More »Galaxy Z Fold 7 looks thinner than ‘world’s slimmest foldable’
Honor claims that its Magic V5 is “the world’s slimmest foldable,” but a comparison between Honor’s device and the Galaxy Z Fold 7 seems to show that Samsung’s device is actually just a bit thinner. Announced earlier this month in China ahead of a later global launch, the Honor Magic V5 is the self-proclaimed “world’s slimmest foldable.” The company includes …
Read More »Webb spots ‘Infinity Galaxy’ that sheds light on black hole formation
Discoveries keep pouring out of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Researchers observed an unusual cluster, which they dubbed the Infinity Galaxy. It appears to support a leading theory on how some supermassive black holes form. Although “Infinity Galaxy” sounds like a place Thanos would hang out, it merely describes its appearance. Two compact, red nuclei, each surrounded by a …
Read More »Analysts: the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 are headed for record-breaking pre-orders in Korea
Analysts are keeping a close eye on pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 in South Korea and they are forecasting record-breaking numbers. Looking back at the last couple of generations, the Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 set the record with over 1 million pre-orders (1.02 million, specifically) back in 2023. The Z Fold6 and Z …
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